New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-27
HOTELS AND THE SUNDAY LAW
INFORMATION FOR THE EXCISE BOARD.


,ya.I OPINIONS OF CHARLES W. DAYTON AND Y. l.
.xnprws-wnAT CONSTITUTES HOTEL
r,rno,;on Of Sunday liquor selling in hotels Is not
s..d II IA only sleeping and Captain Williams gave
a. 6;n IN Sunday that has reused 1t into temporary
ectivitv lie gave notice to the principal hote pro.
n,etors that resident guests oply must be served
With vine Sundays. and that arrests womb
,,romnly follow any infractiVn oil this notice Ine
Board OF Excise yesterday received IRON On ries W.
DAYTON it's counsel this opinion regarding the grant
iug Of hotel licenses:
hotel Inn Or tavern cen, be- @ or pro-
yasd n1es to the use
house as temporary home" ,o.,.s ,ou,s .,ov his
ability keep conforming TO the above DON
TSir-A mere restaurant eating hou:e i not hSsl;
M the Ies,aar.n. form. part o. .ss
n sn sSd ss se eceSon OF ali
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sSs, no, one not s.
s sS 1885, 1885 and 1885
the Commissioner OF L1Sss asS Tag licenses may
s 70 no. keep an
TS. purpose q legislation 1873. !. ISIS
e enable si the . sS0
Or: Gsoss % no hotel
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a. ss ;%S!:r Rs: sppsans %
Ss n.. e. not: Go
issase TO any person having good moral character
license 6e granted who merely keeps estsnan,
~ ss PSoy ss Of s
L. Andrews, the Hotel Associations counsel, has
his clients that the decision OF the General
Term OF Supreme Court protects them in selling
wines or liquors to any guest with bis meals, that
the action the city authorities IA IN violation the
General Term decision, and that any arrests Tor In
fraction OF the notice" would be illegal. TO TRiB-
USE reporter yesterday he said the action OF the
authorities and stated his reasons
for the faith that is IN him as follows:
The General Terms decision Is to the effect that the hotels
can sell TO any ys one Sos the liquid as
iihou reference to whether the house merely
%ns with Il I'M The %ss On tho
s; %
had that The 81 mr. he ae
she obtained from the highest judicial body In the
county OF NtwYork
Of s tG pafs: na S vs. Of the Fifth
zTssas Mo re, and On served win
signed by the present to- Conn
General Term S.%s:SE ne mi, w : III
SUPPOSED that during vacation the matter would
ns s mat .w 81 :as the
city other @ TO DE- Ss
:: :ds 81 tho cas-. Seiors
.r dn. some p Si the s
n: ho.
ho live and nave Their hotels not those
sarmsn view Is
@ s Ss .:s sns ;Rs
Of liquor. and whine; oysr s os Of
,Sls ZAP any Of n. Jadsss
: sl ''' %sI;. @ +: conn:
Suy % saa sns s n% ,sins
drank "a the ss the sas auSo
1iy seek to make side summer CONNECT on the nank Oh
IL bas been suggested initiating
msnt in favor Of change excise laws II th. is 50
taking s s m o.
spest service Of The pubic that no a ana 2s
iSH people :nsss.,iiSS
would psfm tie restrie ted sale liquors safe
guards thai day SO IA, from there being any po.ss
OF the the principle OF Tho General
Term doe ss noDaaT my
Junction meal II is tros hat I'm, meal s usually Of
bona 1e and afternoons OF the people
who resort those asg ite the eject that there
prohibition oithe sale OF wines or liquors "nen
As = matter of broad public interest and
ss. s part Of the nuns'p.I to pursue
matter Besides The heavy losses to the hoiei pro-
ssss to the city arising Sundays
ness and character OF the city is very much
impaired those foreign visitor. who arrive on Saiur
vine meals has been Necessity ali their lives the
Sse a. a ad iis s this . the The
is exirems OF the Law is taking place aquelu'
Of the natter ought follow.
Mr.. Andrews was asked whether the boteLkeepers
proposed to take any action. He replied:
n.5s sIs ss oSad Ss taken So Of them
that the delay IN getting them may %
bye and bye be done
1t is moro than limited that the saloonkespers are
Jealous OF hotelkeepers privileges. and are attempt
Ing 20 initiate kind of dog In the manger policy